Guide To Hygiene And Sanitation In Aviation

The third edition of A Guide to Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation addresses water, food, waste disposal, cleaning and disinfection, vector control and cargo safety, with the ultimate goal of assisting all types of airport and aircraft operators and all other responsible bodies in achieving high standards of hygiene and sanitation, to protect travellers and crews engaged in air transport. Each topic is addressed individually, with guidelines that provide procedures and quality specifications that are to be achieved. The guidelines apply to domestic and international air travel for all developed and developing countries.

This volume describes the methods used in the surveillance of drinking water quality in the light of the special problems of small-community supplies, particularly in developing countries, and outlines the strategies necessary to ensure that surveillance is effective.

The provision of safe food to airline passengers is now amulti-billion dollar industry worldwide. As the aviation industrycontinues to grow year on year, so do passenger food serviceexpectations, with increasing demand for wider choice and greaterquality. Often neglected and under-regulated, food safety should beof paramount importance amid this growth. In this much needed book Erica Sheward makes a compelling case forbetter management of food safety for all aspects of the aircraftfood supply chain.

The third edition of the Guide to Ship Sanitation presents the public health significance of ships in terms of disease and highlights the importance of applying appropriate control measures. It is intended to be a basis for the development of national approaches to controlling the hazards, providing a framework for policy-making and local decision-making. It may also be used as a reference for regulators, ship operators and ship builders as well as for assessing the potential health impact of projects involving the design of ships.